"forest exploitation" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the practice of using forests for economic gain, often at the expense of the environment. Example: The government has implemented stricter regulations to prevent illegal forest exploitation and protect the biodiversity of the region.
Gathering information on the consequences of forest exploitation is expensive – for swathes of the Congo basin there exists no information.
Forest exploitation, dominated by foreign-owned logging companies, has been extensive, particularly along the north coast, in parts of the southern region, and on New Britain and New Ireland.
Forest exploitation in British Columbia is currently unsustainable.
Charcoal production in forests is one of the oldest forms of forest exploitation.
Forest exploitation has destructed forest habitats in Fennoscandia during last centuries.
In addition, we also found evidence of greed-driven forest exploitation.
Considering the status of non-forested classes within the boundaries of state and community/private forests, it can be assumed that the greatest pressure on forests is on private lands, while in state forests exploitation decreased from year 2005 to 2011, although the expansion in the built-up class in the state-owned forest is greater than in other forest ownerships.
The results of the appraisal revealed that the project will be beneficial in terms of job creation, boost rural agriculture, conserve forest from fuel wood exploitation, alleviate poverty and prevent indoor pollution.
Post-war logging and deforestation exacerbated as a result of timber exploitation by state forest enterprises (SFEs) or resource overuses following economic crises linked to collectivization and internal migration programs (De Koninck 1999; McElwee 2004, 2016).
However, inventory data available to these community forests are inadequate for carbon estimation as they were done for timber exploitation as required by extant community forestry rules.
This emphasises the importance of viewing ecosystem services holistically, with sustained forest growth, exploitation and replacement.
